AK SB229

Campaign contributions may be used to pay civil penalties assessed under campaign finance law, but the Alaska Public Offices Commission may prohibit this if a court determines the candidate, treasurer, or deputy treasurer intentionally caused the violation

Candidates with unused campaign contributions after an election may now use those funds to pay civil penalties related to their campaign, in addition to existing permitted uses like donations to political parties, charities, or pro-rata refunds to contributors

Filers may submit incomplete campaign finance reports if they attest under penalty of perjury that missing information is unavailable, with a 30-day window (or commission-determined period) to provide the missing data before penalties apply

The commission's delinquent filer list must distinguish between persons who failed to file reports entirely and those who timely filed incomplete reports under the new provision

Repeals AS 15.13.112(b)(6), which previously governed certain restrictions on campaign contribution uses